Kachiya Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Kachiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| Zambia | 50 | 1:316,998 | 17,478 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kachiya (198) may also be a first name.
Kachiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kachiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kachiya (Hindi: कचिया, Marathi: काफीया) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kachiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kachiya is the 823,466th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. The surname Kachiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Kachiya reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 644,447th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 198 people.
Kachiya is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Other than Malawi Kachiya is found in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside and Zambia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kachiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kachiya in the Hindi language | ||
| कचिया | kaciya | 89.47 |
| काचीया | kaciya | 5.26 |
| कच्िया | kaciya | 5.26 |
| Kachiya in the Marathi language | ||
| काफीया | kaphiya | 66.67 |
| काचीया | kaciya | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kachiya
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